Scotland Theater Reviews Page 13

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: COLIN CLOUD - AFTER DARK, Underbelly - McEwan Hall
by Jo Caruana - August 25, 2023

The WTF moments come thick and fast in Colin Cloud’s EdFringe show After Dark, which ran until 21 August at glorious McEwan Hall. ...

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: THE OXFORD REVUE WILL SEE YOU NOW, Just The Tonic at The Caves
by Mark Carnochan - August 25, 2023

The Oxford Revue, one of the most prestigious and well known student comedy groups in the UK, arguably rivaled only by The Cambridge Footlights when it comes to the alumni that has came from their hallowed halls, with the likes of Rowan Atkinson, Stewart Lee, Maggie Smith, Armando Iannucci and membe...

Review: GREATEST DAYS, King's Theatre
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 24, 2023

Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Take That’s first ever UK number 1 single Pray and coinciding with the summer 2023 release of the movie of this smash hit musical – Greatest Days is sure to be a night out you will Never Forget....

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: HOW TO LIVE A JELLICLE LIFE: LIFE LESSONS FROM THE 2019 HIT MUSICAL 'CATS', Pleasance Dome
by Kat Mokrynski - August 27, 2023

It is rare that a show makes me laugh so hard I struggle to breathe. It is even rarer that a show brings me to tears with laughter. It is unheard of for these types of laughs to be a constant for a show. But, somehow, Karp manages to achieve one of the funniest shows at the Fringe with just a PowerP...

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: JOSH WELLER: AGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, Pleasance Courtyard
by Kat Mokrynski - August 27, 2023

What do you do when you achieve your dream and then, less than a year after, lose everything you’d worked for? That’s what Josh Weller takes a look at in his Fringe show, Josh Weller: Age Against the Machine. ...

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: NEWSREVUE, Pleasance Courtyard, The Grand
by Kat Mokrynski - August 27, 2023

I went into NewsRevue with high expectations, having read reviews of previous runs and being a fan of satirical musical shows. Looking back, I should not have gone in with these expectations, as they left me even more disappointed than if I had gone in blind....

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: SHOWSTOPPER, Gilded Balloon Teviot, Turret
by Kat Mokrynski - August 27, 2023

From the moment she steps onto the stage, Klein is here to show the audience that she is a star. She emerges wearing a bright pink dress and struts on the stage, holding herself confidently as she greets the audience. Her opening song, in which she sings about the star being “Totally me,” is an abso...

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: BABS FOR LIFE, C Arts, C Cubed
by Kat Mokrynski - August 27, 2023

Walking into C Cubed, you are greeted by Babs Romance MP, who thanks you for coming as you take a seat. You are at her press conference in order to witness her reflect on her political career as she announces her new party - The Preservatives. A projection on the screen shows the logo of the party, ...

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: LES MILLENNIABLES, TheSpace @ Niddry St, Upper Theatre
by Kat Mokrynski - August 27, 2023

As someone whose favourite musical is Les Misérables, as soon as I saw the poster for Les Millénniables, the classic drawing of Cosette inside of an avocado, I knew that I had to check this show out. Les Millénniables takes the characters of the musical and puts them into the 21st century in situati...

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: CRIZARDS: THIS MEANS WAR, Pleasance Dome, 10Dome
by Kat Mokrynski - August 26, 2023

Will Rowland and Eddy Hare, the UK’s lowest energy double act (striving to be Europe’s lowest energy double act) tell the story of Eddy’s grandfather who fought in the war in Crizards: The Means War. The tale is based on the stories that Eddy’s grandfather told him and is not fact-checked “out of re...

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: DUSK: A BITE-SIZE LOVE STORY, Greenside @ Infirmary Street, Forest Theatre
by Kat Mokrynski - August 26, 2023

Dusk: A Bite-Size Love Story is a loving parody of the Twilight series, taking the iconic vampire story and changing names, throwing in some more jokes, and adding a few songs. The musical is made for fans of the show with hundreds of references to the work it parodies....

EDNBURGH 2023: Review: LAURA RAMOSO: FRANCES, Pleasance Dome, QueenDome
by Kat Mokrynski - August 26, 2023

If you’ve been on TikTok, you’ve probably seen at least one of Laura Ramoso’s characters.You have her strict German mother, her dramatic Italian Dad, or girls coming back from trips to Europe. Laura Ramoso: Frances gives Ramoso the opportunity to jump from the screen to the stage, going from minute-...

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: ALEXANDRA HADDOW: NOT MY FINEST HOUR, Pleasance Courtyard, Bunker Two
by Kat Mokrynski - August 26, 2023

From the minute she walks on stage, Alexandra Haddow makes herself approachable. She chats with the audience like that cool friend we all have who is always telling crazy stories about their life and a feeling of trust is built between her and the audience....

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: THE BRIEF LIFE AND MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF BORIS III, KING OF BULGARIA, Pleasance Dome, QueenDome
by Kat Mokrynski - August 25, 2023

Did you know that Boris III, King of Bulgaria, wasn’t even Bulgarian? It’s true, along with many other strange things that happened during his lifetime that are explored in The Brief Life and Mysterious Death of Boris III, King of Bulgaria....

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: SHOW ME YOUR TATTOO, The Stand's New Town Theatre
by L Gourley - August 24, 2023

Like tattoos, this show might fit the same format as others out there, but each one is entirely unique. This isn’t someone who has perfected a routine to perform on repeat, his witty remarks and off-the-cuff jokes are entirely in response to audience participation and this just shows off his natural...

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: 2020 THE MUSICAL, Underbelly, Bristo Square
by L Gourley - August 24, 2023

2020 The Musical manages to make the audience bizarrely nostalgic for a time everyone would rather forget, in a way that feels like healing. The humour was uproariously funny and the technical elements of the production were almost flawless....

Review: 42ND STREET, Theatre Royal, Glasgow
by Fiona Scott - August 22, 2023

“Come and meet those dancing feet” on Hope Street, where the UK tour of 42nd Street is making its Glasgow stop at the Theatre Royal. This sparking revival of this show-within-a-show started life at the Leicester Curve earlier this year....

EDINBURGH 2023: SID SINGH: TABLE FOR ONE, Main Room, Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire
by Christiana Rose - August 22, 2023

Sid Singh, Table For One is a hysterical and uplifting Human Rights informed-comedy, exploring the good which can be done, when embracing a multitude of collective personal skills. Singh is  extremely eloquent, ethical and refined in International Politics, exploring the American Administration with...

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: BEST IN CLASS, Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters
by L Gourley - August 22, 2023

Shows like Best in Class cannot be celebrated enough. Growing up working class just forty minutes away from Scotland’s capital is enough to feel worlds apart; change needs to happen to address the social imbalance at arts festivals like the Fringe and open it up to fresh audiences and performers wor...

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: I'M HAVING DISTRESSING THOUGHTS, TheSpace @ Surgeons Hall
by L Gourley - August 22, 2023

I’m Having Distressing Thoughts is a spectacularly funny look into the absurdity of the environments those in crisis are expected to navigate to recover, and a message of hope for when the Instagram quotes become downright nauseating....

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: FRIEND (THE ONE WITH GUNTHER), Gilded Balloon At The Museum
by Hannah Hirst Dunton - August 21, 2023

There are so many predictably phrased ways I could tell you how much I enjoyed Friend (the One with Gunther). Oh. My. God. Could it *be* any more satisfying? Out of five stars, it should be seven… seven… SEVEN... It’s just kick-you-in-the-crotch, spit-on-your-neck fantastic....

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: THE OPERA DIVA'S BOUDOIR, TheSpace @ Niddry St – Studio
by Hannah Hirst Dunton - August 21, 2023

This operatic frolic through well-chosen tunes was introduced immediately as ‘silly’ by performer Tamara Stein, and silly it was: the baroness’s characterisation was overblown and full of charisma, and her tale was a melee of exaggerated emotional outbursts....

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: RHYS JAMES: SPILT MILK, Pleasance Courtyard, Pleasance One
by Kat Mokrynski - August 25, 2023

As someone who has only recently got into the world of standup, particularly with British comedians, I’ve only seen a few of the UK’s iconic comedy shows. This includes Mock the Week, so as soon as I saw that Rhys James was doing a show at the Fringe, I knew that I had to see it....

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: JAZZ EMU: YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE, Pleasance Courtyard, Pleasance Two
by Kat Mokrynski - August 25, 2023

When perusing the shows at this year's Fringe, I saw one with a poster that made me stop and stare. A man wearing aviator glasses stood in front of a pink background, holding a bleeding heart in his hand. Who was this man? Jazz Emu? What kind of a name is that? I simply had to find out, so I booked ...

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: ANGELA BEEVERS: HOW TO WRITE A EULOGY THAT KILLS, Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, Snug
by Kat Mokrynski - August 25, 2023

When walking into the show, Beevers greets you, welcoming you to her mother’s funeral and thanking you for coming. The stage is covered in red wigs and has a box of flashy costumes. Beevers then goes onstage and lays out the situation - It is the night before her mother’s funeral, and she still hasn...